Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda: Destruction of Illusions

Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda: Destruction of Illusions

by Keith R. A. DeCandido

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Published by Doherty Associates, LLC, TomPublished 2003-01-01

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  • You watched Andromeda and want to understand how Beka, Tyr, and the others actually joined Hunt's mission to rebuild civilisation.
  • You enjoy space opera that focuses on character backstories rather than just plot mechanics.
  • You appreciate ensemble casts where each member has genuine reason to risk everything for the cause.

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  • You've never seen the TV show and expect this to work as a standalone entry point—it's built for existing fans.
  • You want grand space battles and cosmic stakes; this is character-driven prequel material.
  • You prefer tight, fast-paced narratives over exploration of how disparate people become a crew.

About this book

Captain Dylan Hunt commands the Andromeda Ascendant, a powerful vessel from the Systems Commonwealth that once spanned three galaxies. After three hundred years have passed, the Commonwealth has collapsed and the Known Worlds have fallen into chaos. Hunt now leads a crew of salvagers, mercenaries, and misfits in an effort to restore the Commonwealth and reunite the galaxies. This novel explores the backgrounds of Hunt's crew members, including Captain Beka Valentine and the crew of the Eureka Maru, as well as the Nietzschean mercenary Tyr Anasazi, and reveals how they came to join Hunt aboard the Andromeda Ascendant.

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